Name: Brookhaven Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As compared to the last market: Feeder calves sold mixed, the lighter calves sold higher and bigger calves were a little lower. Slaughter cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $337.72/cwt on 27 head, down $3.29 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −115.18 against this barn's trailing median of $452.89.

Average price

$337.72

▼ 3.29 vs prior sale

27 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,828

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$28

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$24.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.49

vs MS average

−33.67 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	527	348.85	1,838	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	530	347.00	1,839	11thin
Medium and Large 2	540	337.65	1,823	3thin
Medium and Large 3	559	324.18	1,811	10thin

One grade step is worth $24.67/cwt here — about $28 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

28 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $493.97, low $337.72, median $452.89 across 28 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale27 hd

337.72

—

MS average13 barns · 365 hd

340.20

−2.49

National average157 barns · 5,984 hd

371.39

−33.67

This barn, trailing median28 sales

452.89

−115.18

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,793	194.26	3,484	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,255	163.47	2,052	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,493	155.61	2,323	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,130	144.24	1,630	12

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,105	$2,650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,175	$4,000	2thin

Every lot, as filed

81 lots · USDA AMS · Brookhaven Stockyard - Brookhaven, MS

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,859	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	467.53/cwt	465.00–470.00	2,034	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,888	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,204	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	215	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	903	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	536	332.24/cwt	328.00–338.00	1,781	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	393.42/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,448	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,839	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,323	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,697	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	258	469.87/cwt	465.00–475.00	1,212	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	335.56/cwt	333.00–338.00	1,738	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,987	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	520.31/cwt	505.00–535.00	1,655	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	344.11/cwt	340.00–348.00	1,807	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	495	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,678	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,922	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	688	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,133	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,232	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,278	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,971	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,183	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	315.49/cwt	315.00–316.00	1,934	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	305.21/cwt	293.00–320.00	2,182	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	345.44/cwt	338.00–353.00	2,314	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	305.67/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,987	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,235	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,971	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,764	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	487.43/cwt	475.00–500.00	2,086	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	930	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,046	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	494.98/cwt	490.00–500.00	2,054	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,914	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	423.00/cwt	423.00–423.00	1,544	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	156.02/cwt	155.00–157.00	1,833	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	167.19/cwt	163.00–171.00	2,165	4
Bulls	—	—	1,685	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	3,117	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,198	155.34/cwt	150.00–159.00	1,861	3
Bulls	—	—	1,770	189.09/cwt	188.00–190.00	3,347	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,194	143.99/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,719	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,175	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,105	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,900	1
Bulls	—	—	1,845	200.80/cwt	195.00–210.00	3,705	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	999	136.24/cwt	133.00–139.00	1,361	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,493	155.61/cwt	150.00–160.00	2,323	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	439.59/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,605	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	418	452.51/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,891	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	1,693	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	348.85/cwt	342.00–360.00	1,838	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	813	284.04/cwt	280.00–288.00	2,309	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,905	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	532	323.76/cwt	318.00–328.00	1,722	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,892	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	723	272.51/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,970	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	376.78/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,594	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,808	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,283	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	487.55/cwt	485.00–490.00	1,770	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	472.46/cwt	470.00–475.00	1,606	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	568	302.45/cwt	294.00–313.00	1,718	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	750	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	365.84/cwt	362.00–370.00	1,335	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	665	286.04/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,902	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,192	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,872	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	429.89/cwt	425.00–435.00	2,020	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	324.36/cwt	310.00–328.00	1,849	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,677	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	312.49/cwt	312.00–313.00	1,797	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	402.56/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,691	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	278	412.97/cwt	395.00–430.00	1,148	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	458.14/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,943	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	455.75/cwt	444.00–468.00	2,096	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	287.49/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,949	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	758	282.49/cwt	280.00–285.00	2,141	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,918	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,834	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,337	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	337.48/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,806	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	321.55/cwt	315.00–328.00	2,042	2

How this sale compares

Mississippi weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Mississippi auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Mississippi feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Brookhaven Stockyard - Brookhaven, MS

Tue Sep 1, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Jackson, MS (LS-JK)

Feeder CattleReceipts 406Last week 321Year ago 531

Slaughter CattleReceipts 88Last week 84Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 100Year ago 101

As compared to the last market: Feeder calves sold mixed, the lighter calves sold higher and bigger calves were a little lower. Slaughter cattle sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	258	465.00–475.00	469.87
2	300–350	340	470.00–475.00	472.46
2	350–400	363	485.00–490.00	487.55
4	400–450	424	450.00–465.00	458.14
3	450–500	460	444.00–468.00	455.75
2	500–550	535	335.00–340.00	337.48
1	550–600	550	338.00	338.00
2	650–700	678	285.00–290.00	287.49
2	750–800	758	280.00–285.00	282.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	530	347.00	347.00
6	650–700	688	310.00	310.00
7	700–750	720	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	318	505.00–535.00	520.31
1	350–400	380	500.00	500.00
2	400–450	428	475.00–500.00	487.43
3	500–550	527	342.00–360.00	348.85
2	600–650	613	315.00–316.00	315.49
3	650–700	650	300.00–310.00	305.67
1	700–750	745	300.00	300.00
1	750–800	780	292.00	292.00
2	800–850	813	280.00–288.00	284.04
1	900–950	930	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	450.00	450.00
2	350–400	365	430.00–450.00	439.59
1	400–450	430	440.00	440.00
2	450–500	470	425.00–435.00	429.89
3	500–550	532	318.00–328.00	323.76
7	550–600	570	310.00–328.00	324.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	435	465.00–470.00	467.53
2	500–550	518	333.00–338.00	335.56
1	600–650	615	276.00	276.00
1	650–700	655	280.00	280.00
1	700–750	705	272.00	272.00
1	750–800	770	258.00	258.00
1	800–850	800	236.00	236.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	415	490.00–500.00	494.98
1	500–550	540	365.00	365.00
1	600–650	635	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	660	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	418	450.00–455.00	452.51
2	550–600	575	312.00–313.00	312.49
1	600–650	640	262.00	262.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	420.00	420.00
2	250–300	278	395.00–430.00	412.97
1	300–350	330	405.00	405.00
3	350–400	368	385.00–400.00	393.42
2	400–450	420	400.00–405.00	402.56
1	450–500	480	390.00	390.00
4	500–550	536	328.00–338.00	332.24
2	600–650	635	315.00–328.00	321.55
1	650–700	685	320.00	320.00
1	750–800	760	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	455.00	455.00
1	300–350	315	420.00	420.00
1	350–400	365	423.00	423.00
1	400–450	415	425.00	425.00
1	450–500	475	415.00	415.00
2	500–550	525	340.00–348.00	344.11
2	650–700	670	338.00–353.00	345.44
3	700–750	715	293.00–320.00	305.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	495	339.00	339.00
5	600–650	630	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	362.00–370.00	365.84
2	400–450	423	360.00–395.00	376.78
1	450–500	460	368.00	368.00
3	550–600	568	294.00–313.00	302.45
1	600–650	615	294.00	294.00
3	650–700	665	280.00–290.00	286.04
2	700–750	723	270.00–275.00	272.51
1	750–800	750	260.00	260.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,175	155.00–157.00	156.02
4	—	1,295	163.00–171.00	167.19
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,198	150.00–159.00	155.34
5	—	1,194	140.00–148.00	143.99
4	—	999	133.00–139.00	136.24
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,493	150.00–160.00	155.61
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,685	185.00	185.00
2	—	1,770	188.00–190.00	189.09
3	—	1,845	195.00–210.00	200.80

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,175	4,000.00	4,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,105	2,650.00	2,650.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Brookhaven Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Brookhaven Stockyard - Brookhaven, MS

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle